New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-29
ROsEBERY TO THE RESCUE.
nENoIyNCING COERCION AND PAYING COURT
TO TIE LIBERAL-UNIONIsTs

DENOUNCING COERClON AMI fAIiNOSO0A"~
TO THE LIBERAL-UNIONIsTs
ncvrrIcANr urrERANcEs INSPIRED By Mr.. GLAD
sToNE-MR, CHAMBERLAIN AND THE cRoFTERs
LONDON RENT AGITATIoN-BUFFALo
prLL-PERsoNAL NOTES.
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IoNpoN. April 2s.-Reports Of the intentions oi
the German Government to surrender M Schh"e-
beles are still contradictory. Paris ana Dernn
feleerams to the same paper present WIN equai
confidence French and German views OF the Iac's
the law and the probable action Of the German
authorities. These views are hopelessly 1rrecoh'
cilable. "Ihe Standards dispatch rom berhn 10
expresses more emphatically than any other wna'
the German Foreign Office desires Europe 70 De-
lieye. This writer announces that III. Schhae
heles,s extradtion is altogether out OF the queS'
tion. and declares it certain that NJ Schnaeoeies
was neither arrested on French territory nor de-
coyed across the frontier. Yet the same paper
editorialy expresses expectation that the french'
man viii speedily be released. No doupS frinos
bismarck has promised reparation Frenon SOL
was violated, but to-day neither NJ. Schnaepeiesf
release nor serious trouble from his detention
seems probable.
Lord Rosebery's rapid journey to Scotland only
three weeks after his arrival In England from
six months journey is treated by the Tories OF
an attempt to revive the waning innuence oi
Hladstonianism in that country 10 may "
doubted whether Mr. Gladstone's influence nas
waned. 1t is certain that nobody is moro caps
BILE of reviving it than Lord Roseoery' lhs
Times seems to have supposed that Lord Rose
berv might during his absence have fallen away
from the faith, and is unpleasantly undeceived
by his speech Of outspoken adhesion to MIR. Glad
stones Irish policy. His relations with MI Glad
stone make it pretty certain that he speaks aftel
consultation with his chief Much Importance
therefore Is attached to the passage referring u
MIR. Gladstone's plan. II Lord Rosebery's declara'
tion is authorized Mr.. Gladstone insists solely OF
the principles Of domestic Legislature Tor Ire
land, and all else is matter for negotiation- Loro
Rosebcry indeed says expressly that ne speaA
for his colleagues in renouncing all the pf1de o.
authorship Of last years Home Rule scheme, and
in protesting readiness to consider any plan, pub
lie or private, from any source, based on tne
above principle. This looks as If Lord Rosebery
who is diplomatist alike by nature and by pro
fession since he has been Foreign Minister
thought the moment had come for fresh negotla
tiom with the Liberal -Unionists. His propose,
or appeal Is general. but cordial None the less
sweeping is his condemnation Of the Coercion
the Liberal party to agree on concil1ation, mol
on coercion.
The Government expect to get the House Of
Commons into Committee on the Coercion bill
to-day, and allow it to be understood thai they
expect to finish In Committee within a month
Sanguine Government Over hundred amend
ments to the first clause alone are already pro
posed, and Irish calculation Is that there VIII
be not less than five hundred of them altogether
many of them important, and all so drawn as to
secure discussion and division il desired on each
The Colonial Conference has agreed, according
to sIhe Standard" on a scheme for Colonial
defence In conjunction with the Home Govern
ment. Australia is TO provide yearly the sum oi
about 100000 for maintaining an auxiliary
squadron under the command Of an English Ad
miral The Imperial Government provides the
ships, and the Colonies agree to maintain them.
Other important military questions are approach
ing decision which, If affirmative, Will be equlVa
lent to long step toward Imperial Federation.
Mr.. Chamberlain with his ever faithful Mr.. Jesse
Ceilings continuing his tour Of Scotland, has
now reached the Island of Skye, and is looking
into the Cr0fter question thoroughly. Mr. Cham
bcrlains well known opinions concerning land
make 1t certain that he will return as champion
of the Crofters.
The testimony given before the Parliamentary
Committee on LeasehG'd Property has raised {
fresh outcry against London landlords Inc
Duke of Westminster, the Duke Of Norfolk, Lord
Portman and Others are attacked by name. Their
offence consists in availing themselves OF what
John Stuart Mill called the unearned increment.
Tenants as their leases expire are called on to
choose between sacrificing their business. includ
ing tho good will, and paying enormously increased
rents for houses on which the landlord during
their whole tenancy has spent nothing. Many
cases are given: one where the rent Of 500 was
raised to sl,400; another where the tenant was
refused new lease at any price, though he offer
ed to rebuild the house at his own expense. Agi
tation may be expected on lines similar In some
respects to the Irish The legal right OF the land
lords is indisputable. How much the community
will stand is another question
Manchester people are once more attempting
to raise money for Manchester ship canal. The
large meeting yesterday was sanguinc in tone
Local subscriptions, according 10 Manchester
papers, reach nearly three millions sterling leav
ing only one-sixth of the capital Lancashire has
to raise to be taken. This secured, fresh effort
will be made 10 float the scheme In London where
1t is supposed the remainder Of the capital will
then be subscribed.
A new sort of pressure is being tined IN behalf
of the Imperial Institute. 1t is now given out
that knighthoods will be withheld from Mayors
who have not raised subscriptions for the 1nsti-
tute in their own towns. Many Of these func-
tionaries have preferred to promote local objects
in connection with the Jubilee. This Is to be
their punishment. The papers publish brief ac-
counts Of the intended procession, but the pro-
grammc is not yet finally settled.
AS May approaches long notices OF the
American Exhibition begin to find their way into
English papers. "The Tines has nearly two
columns on this subject, Buffalo Bill occupying
o third Of the space. Englishmen are informed
that Buffalo Bill is Colonel in the United States